Planted Tank Over Thanksgiving Break

[H3D]

Agreed, your fish will be fine without food for 10 days, those feeders often cause more problems then they fix.

I agree on the feeders, but most small fish are not going to do very well without food for 10 days.

 

[Star_Rider]

I vote for the auto feeder and set it to feed lightly.
the problem with the 7 day feeders is .....the fish load you have and what fish load they are designed for. the way they release may vary and the end result is you may wind up with a cloudy tank when you return.

 

[kamikaze_fish]

I'd look at the auto feeders. Walmart has them for like $11.

 

[oblongshrimp]

don't put much food in them because a cheap autofeeder is likely to fail and either not work or worse dump all the food. There should be plenty of random stuff for 5 zebra danios to eat in a planted tank for 10 days. As someone else mentioned lower the temp to decrease their metabolism. I would suggest around 70-72 maybe depending on what it currently is kept at (or just turn the heater off not sure how cold the room is going to get)

 

[stussy28]

Alright, I'll get an autofeeder with little food in it, and I'll turn down the temp to 70. You guys are lifesavers. I have a little time until I buy the supplies, is that the general consensus?

 

[jmhart]

I'd keep the temp the same. It'll only stress the fish out.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

as far as light get a timer
co2, leave it on just make sure bottle is out of harms way
for food im not 2 sure (unless you want to spend $$ for an automatic feeder)